{"product_id":"vintage-pair-of-gio-ponti-style-italian-ebonized-ladder-back-rush-dining-chairs","title":"Vintage Pair of Gio Ponti Style Italian Ebonized Ladder Back Rush Dining Chairs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful pair of chairs possibly by Gio Ponti are an absolute design classic, a style copied time and time again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiovanni \"Gio\" Ponti was a revolutionary Italian architect, industrial designer, and furniture maker. He is widely celebrated as the \"father of modern Italian design,\" his prolific six-decade career combined classical craftsmanship with industrial mass production, thus shaping the visual identity of postwar Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've seen other similar chairs attributed to Otto Gerdau for Rooksmoor Mills, however again there are some subtle differences in the design, so we're not fully sure who made this particular pair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lightweight construction and limited materials give these chairs a simple, primitive aesthetic while regaining timeless elegance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith visible wear throughout, including marks and scratching to the paintwork, which looks to have been over painted at some point. The rush seating although in general good condition does feature some wear as photographed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped 'Made in Italy'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chair measures approximately 42cm wide, 43cm deep, and 83cm tall with a seat height of 44cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Absolutely Nice Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55580741435768,"sku":"1950","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/0844\/0925\/files\/VintagePairofGioPontiStyleItalianEbonizedLadderBackRushDiningChairs-15.jpg?v=1781274222","url":"https:\/\/absolutelynice.co.uk\/products\/vintage-pair-of-gio-ponti-style-italian-ebonized-ladder-back-rush-dining-chairs","provider":"Absolutely Nice Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}